22 h. ago Mystery over the value of Angela Rayner's constituency home: Axed Deputy PM's lawyers increased the price of her home by £150,000 after an 'error' was made

The official value of axed Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's Ashton-under-Lyne house was increased by family lawyers from £487,500 to £650,000 last April,

Economics

45 h. ago Could Angela Rayner be forced to sell £800,000 Hove home? Axed Deputy PM faces £67,000 salary cut as well as stamp duty bill

She owned a grace and favour flat in Admiralty House along with her Ashton-under-Lyne constituency home and the three-bedroom holiday home in Hove.

Economics

46 h. ago Why was Angela Rayner's £650,000 constituency home valued higher than her neighbours' properties?

The former Deputy Prime Minister bought the detached house in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, for £375,000 in 2016 along with her then husband, Mark.

Society

56 h. ago ‘She’s let us all down’ – voters react in Rayner constituency

The MP left Government after Sir Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser found she had breached the ministerial code over her underpayment of stamp duty.

Politics

61 h. ago Angela Rayner's constituents say deputy prime minister must go after admitting underpaying stamp duty by £40,000

A number of constituents in Ashton-under-Lyne, where she was re-elected last year with a majority of almost 11,000, called on the Labour MP to resign.

Politics

6 d. ago Seven Bee Network bus changes affecting five boroughs and 150,000 passengers

It comes nearly two years after Andy Burnham started bringing buses in Greater Manchester back under public control

Politics

6 d. ago Court order is stopping Angela Rayner revealing more about property deals, says No10

Keir Starmer's spokesman said the Deputy PM is 'urgently' working on a way to give more details 'in the interests of public transparency'. The nature of the order is not known.

Economics

6 d. ago The 'remarkable coincidence' that could let 'three pads Rayner' avoid inheritance tax: Deputy PM's constituency home is valued at EXACT threshold when tax becomes payable

The Deputy Prime Minister is embroiled in a deepening sleaze row over her tax affairs after it was revealed she bought an £800,000 second home on the south coast.

Economics

6 d. ago Revealed: Identity of mystery man in Emma Raducanu's cosy Instagram photos, after posts from her New York hotel sparked romance rumours

The carousel garnered nearly 150,000 likes within hours of being posted but many fans in the comments couldn't help but speculate about a potential relationship.

Culture

7 d. ago Hollywood doctor charging £150,000 a pop to enlarge celebrity manhoods

Jason Emer says he has been flooded with requests to pimp stars’ packages since he posted the results of a recent procedure on Only Fans performer Beau Butler

Economics

9 d. ago Mounjaro price war breaks out as users scramble to find best deal

The price of the weight-loss drug Mounjaro will increase nationwide on Monday

Economics

9 d. ago Asda among first to increase price of Mounjaro early over ‘high demand’ for drugs

Asda said it understood the price rise for Mounjaro ahead of Monday, September 1 was ‘frustrating’ for shoppers

Events

1 week ago The reason why the price of Mounjaro is rising next week and what this means for patients on weight loss drugs

The price of Mounjaro is increasing by a staggering 170%

Economics

1 week ago ‘The tree is trying its best’: why New Yorkers are counting – and rating – every park tree

Volunteers are tasked with logging about 150,000 park trees by hand – and for some, it’s become a strange obsessionOn a recent morning, as the late August sun began to beat down, a few dozen New Yorkers stood in the shade of one of the nearly 500 trees adorning Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park, worrying a bit about hurting its feelings.We had already identified the species – bald cypress – thanks to its feathered leaves and “strong pyramidal shape”, measured its trunk’s circumference (17in; 43cm), and noted that its roots appeared normal, its leaves were healthy and its branches had suffered some damage from improper pruning. But now we were tasked with assigning the tree an overall grade – on a scale of “poor” to “excellent” – and no one seemed to want to say. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago UK households told to make important boiler check with energy price cap set to rise

The latest energy price cap increase is higher than many anticipated, however checking your boiler and making a potential change could help you offset the rising cost and then some

Politics

1 week ago Energy price cap increase ‘further blow’ to struggling Scots, says charity

Energy regulator Ofgem announced on Wednesday the cap will rise 2% on October 1.

Politics

1 week ago Household energy bills will rise by £35 a year to £1,755 as 2 per cent price cap increase is announced

The energy price cap will rise by 2 per cent from October for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales, regulator Ofgem revealed today.

Economics

1 week ago Household energy bills will rise by £35 a year to £1,766 as 2 per cent price cap increase is announced

The energy price cap will rise by 2 per cent from October 1 for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales, Ofgem revealed today.

Economics

1 week ago Household energy bills to rise by 2% before winter as Ofgem sets new price cap

Bills will increase by more than expected after Ofgem set its new price cap this morning

Economics

1 week ago Household energy bills set to rise before winter as Ofgem sets new price cap

Ofgem will confirm its new price cap this morning, with bills expected to rise from October

Economics